Psalm 30

A Prayer of Thanksgiving^y

30 I praise you, Lord, because you have saved me

and kept my enemies from gloating over me.

²I cried to you for help, O Lord my God,

and you healed me;

³you kept me from the grave.

I was on my way to the depths below,^z

but you restored my life.

⁴Sing praise to the Lord,

all his faithful people!

Remember what the Holy One has done,

and give him thanks!

⁵His anger lasts only a moment,

his goodness for a lifetime.

Tears may flow in the night,

but joy comes in the morning.

⁶I felt secure and said to myself,

“I will never be defeated.”

⁷You were good to me, Lord;

you protected me like a mountain fortress.

But then you hid yourself from me,

and I was afraid.

⁸I called to you, Lord;

I begged for your help:

⁹“What will you gain from my death?

What profit from my going to the grave?

Are dead people able to praise you?

Can they proclaim your unfailing goodness?

¹⁰Hear me, Lord, and be merciful!

Help me, Lord!”

¹¹You have changed my sadness into a joyful dance;

you have taken away my sorrow

and surrounded me with joy.

¹²So I will not be silent;

I will sing praise to you.

I will give you thanks for ever.